Team:MIT tmodel

From 2010.igem.org

Bacteria
fluorescence propagation model
propagation differential equations
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Modeling Parameters

Parameter Value Description Reference
C1 Normalized to 1 p15A origin with copy number ~12 Link Origin of Replication
C21.25ColE1 origin with copy number ~15Link Origin of Replication
gluxI 1.67 x 10-2 min-1 Degradation rate of LuxI protein Systems Analysis of a quorum sensing network: Design constraints imposed by the functional requirements, network topology and kinetic constants
gGFP 2.14 x 10-4 min-1 Degradation rate of GFP protein Registry of Standard Biological Parts:BBa_E0040
gAHL 1 x 10-2 min-1 Degradation rate of AHL molecule A synthetic multicellular system for programmed pattern formation
DA 0.23s-1 Diffusion coefficient of AHL Systems Analysis of a quorum sensing network: Design constraints imposed by the functional requirements, network topology and kinetic constants
kRp 9.6 x 10-1 min-1 Rate of Lux protein translation Systems Analysis of a quorum sensing network: Design constraints imposed by the functional requirements, network topology and kinetic constants
gluxR 2.31 x 10-2 min-1 Degration rate of LuxR protein Systems Analysis of a quorum sensing network: Design constraints imposed by the functional requirements, network topology and kinetic constants
nLuxR 1.6 Hill coefficient of LuxR KULeuven 2008
nlacI 2 Hill coefficient of lacI Aberdeen 2009
ncI 2 Hill coefficient of cIAberdeen 2009
kM 700 Dissociation constant Unknown(varies)
gmCherry .04 hr-1 Degradation rate of mCherry protein Pattern Formation in a Synthetic Bacterial Population
ln 0.5-1 x 10-7 cm2/s Leakiness of all proteins estimated as approximately equal to that of GFP Diffusion of green fluorescent protein in the aqueous-phase lumen of endoplasmic reticulum
kcells .15 hr-1 Rate of cell growthPattern Formation in a Synthetic Bacterial Population